UK Navy Experimenting with New Autonomous Vessel
The British Royal Navy has taken delivery of a new autonomous vessel as the service examines the use of cutting-edge unmanned craft across a range of military operations including surveillance and force protection. The new vessel, named Madfox (short for maritime demonstrator for operational experimentation), was officially handed over to the Navy's experimentation innovator NavyX, who is working towardâŠ
More Stormy Seas Ahead for the Cruise Sector
The cruise industry has weathered many storms, including fairly regular brushes with disease. Outbreaks of norovirus, H1N1 and measles have all happened in the not too distant past. Despite this, a cruise has traditionally been regarded as a safe holidayâthe kind where you donât have to worry about a thing.COVID-19 has changed this. Cruise ships were a hotbed of transmission during the early stages of the pandemicâŠ
MARAD Announces $230 Million for Port Infrastructure Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportationâs Maritime Administration is encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).âOur nationâs ports are a key part of our critical infrastructure. They create jobs and make our economy more resilient and sustainable,â said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
Suez Canal Shutdown Shows Value of Northern Sea Route, Russia Says
Russiaâs energy ministry said on Monday a stranded container ship blocking Egyptâs Suez Canal has highlighted the safety and sustainability of its Northern Sea Route (NSR) and Russian energy pipelines.These âare highly secure and hold competitive positions in terms of transportation costs as well as by reliability in comparison to alternative routesâ, the ministry said.Russia expects cargoes to increase through the Northern Sea Route, an Arctic Ocean route to Asia which trims 4,000 nautical mile
Traffic in Suez Canal Resumes After Ever Given Refloated
Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt's Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway.With the 400-meter-long (430-yard) Ever Given dislodged, 113 ships were expected to transit the canal in both directions by early Tuesday morning, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairmanâŠ
Ørsted and NOAA Ink Data Sharing Agreement
NOAA and offshore wind development company Ørsted have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to share physical and biological data in Ørsted-leased waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction. NOAA, said the MOA is the first of its kind with an offshore wind developer and that it anticipates Ørstedâs data will fill gaps in ocean science areas, particularly in ocean mapping and observing, to help meet NOAA missions related to climate adaptation and mitigationâŠ
U.S. Sets 30 GW Offshore Wind Target
The Biden administration on Monday unveiled a goal to expand the nationâs fledgling offshore wind energy industry in the coming decade by opening new areas to development, accelerating permits, and boosting public financing for projects.The plan is part of President Joe Bidenâs broader effort to eliminate U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, an agenda that Republicans argue couldâŠ
How Shipping Ports Can Become More Sustainable
Marine shipping drives 90% of global trade, moving over 11 billion tonnes of containers, solid and liquid bulk cargo across the worldâs seas annually. Almost all consumer products we buy â or the raw materials required to make them â arrive at Canadian ports via ship.Each year, Canadian port facilities handle about 340 million tonnes of goods, worth about $400 billion. Roughly 25% of Canadian exports and importsâŠ
Top Three Takeaway Lessons From the Suez Canal Blockage
For a week the world was gripped by the extraordinary sight of a massive container ship that had run aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Ever Given is 400m long (1,312ft) and weighs 200,000 tonnes, with a maximum capacity of 20,000 containers. It was carrying 18,300 containers when it became wedged in the canal, blocking all shipping traffic. Efforts to free it finally paid off when it was partially dislodged in the early hours of Monday 29 March.
Ship Scrapping Market Sees Big Bookings
Several large LDT sales have taken place this week, as owners dip in to take advantage of the red hot sub-continent markets of the moment.Almost all of the locations saw some activity this week (market and private), with India even getting in on the act (despite being the lowest placed sub-continent market) with one high-priced stainless-steel tanker purchase registering for the week.With abysmal rates persisting across the sectorâŠ
Seaspan Shipyards Begins Building Canada's New Research Ship
Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan Shipyards announced on Monday it has cut steel and started full-rate construction of the newest oceanographic science research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.The 88-meter Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV) is being built under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) at Seaspanâs multi-program Vancouver Shipyard concurrentlyâŠ
Double Hulls and the Oil Spills That Never Happened
When it comes to marine pollution, often itâs the bad news that makes the headlines. But for every newsworthy incident, thereâs another story about the spills and other incidents that didnât happen thanks to preventative measures and policies, and the responders who think quickly on their feet. In this new blog series, weâre shining a spotlight on the âgood newsâ stories.Looking for a good news story?
The Ever Given is on the Move; the Suez Canal Reopens
A largescale salvage operation has freed one of the world's biggest containerships from blocking global trade through the Suez Canal, services firm Boskalis said Monday, enabling the resumed flow of maritime commerce through one of the worldâs most important shipping arteries.At high tide on Monday, a team of tugboats was able to dislodge the 20,000 TEU Ever Given's bulbous bow from the bank of the canal where it had been stuck for nearly a week.
Backlogs from Suez Closure Could Take Months to Clear
The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that could take weeks and possibly months to clear, top container shipping lines said.Around 30% of the worldâs shipping container volume - including goods like sofas, consumer electronics, apparel and shoes - moves through the 193 km (120 miles) Suez Canal daily. Empty containers, which Asian factories need to ship goodsâŠ
Global Reinsurers Stare at Massive Losses from Suez Canal Blockage
The blocking of the Suez Canal by one of the worldâs largest container ships is likely to result in losses worth hundreds of millions of euros for the reinsurance industry, Fitch Ratings said, even as rescue teams were successful in partially refloating the vessel on Monday.The 400-metre (430-yard) long Ever Given got wedged diagonally across the canal in high winds early last Tuesday, blocking theâŠ
U.S. State Secretary: Completing Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Ultimately up to Builders
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that it was ultimately up to those building the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline whether to complete it despite opposition from Washington.On Wednesday, Blinken said he had told his German counterpart that U.S. sanctions against the pipeline from Russia to Germany were a real possibility and there was "no ambiguity" inâŠ
Full Refloating of Stuck Ship in Suez Canal Not a 'Piece of Cake,' Boskalis CEO Says
News about the partial refloating of the giant container ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal is good, but completing the operation would not be a "piece of cake", Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski told Dutch public radio on Monday.Boskalis is the parent company of Smit Salvage, which has assisted in efforts to dislodge the ship.A new tug would arrive and water would be injected under the ship's bow to help free itâŠ
USTC Puts Digitalization on the Fast Track with BunkerEx Acquisition
USTC has acquired BunkerEx in a move to step up and streamline digitalization activities across USTC companies.BunkerEx caters to digitalization and transparency within logistics and transport, providing accessibility and optimization of online platform for fueling costs.âThe acquisition of BunkerEx is a testament to our ambition to digitalize and be at the forefront of innovation and new technologies within the industry.
OHT Sees Uptick in Demand to Transport Offshore Wind Equipment to China
Oslo-listed Offshore Heavy Transport has said it has recently experienced an uptick in demand for the transportation of offshore wind equipment to China."OHTâs fleet of semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels have been busy transporting offshore wind equipment to China, supporting the huge surge in development of offshore wind farms in the fast-growing market. This followed OHTâs largest transportation project to dateâŠ
MHI Transfers Naval, Governmental Ships Business of Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has reached a final agreement with Mitsui E&S Holdings Co., Ltd. under which MHI will take over the Naval and GovernmentalâŠ
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